Taipei, June 28 (CNA) Taiwan-native pitcher Teng Kai-wei (\u9127\u6137\u5a01) was optioned to Triple-A by the Houston Astros on Saturday after struggling in his start against the Detroit Tigers, allowing five runs — four earned — including a grand slam.<\/p>\n
The grand slam was hit by Kerry Carpenter in the third inning before Teng was pulled in the bottom of the fourth. He allowed eight hits and one walk over 3 2\/3 innings while striking out one batter.<\/p>\n
A late comeback by Houston took the Taiwanese right-hander off the hook for what would have been his seventh loss of 2026, with the Astros ultimately beating the Tigers 8-6 on the latter’s home field.<\/p>\n
During Saturday’s game, Teng also faced fellow Taiwanese player Lee Hao-yu (\u674e\u705d\u5b87) twice. Lee singled in his first at-bat and flied out in his second. He later crushed a solo home run to right field off Astros reliever Steven Okert in the bottom of the fifth for his third homer of the season.<\/p>\n
Following the poor outing, the Astros optioned Teng to Triple-A, with Miguel Ullola taking his place on the active roster.<\/p>\n
Teng was the only Taiwanese player to make an Opening Day roster in Major League Baseball (MLB) when the 2026 season began in March.<\/p>\n
Before his demotion, he had a 4-6 record with a 4.36 ERA. He appeared in 23 games for the Astros this season, including 10 starts.<\/p>\n
Teng later told Chandler Rome, a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Astros, that he was feeling some “fatigue and tiredness” compared with the start of the season.<\/p>\n
“The past two seasons, I only pitched 70 to 80 innings a year, and this year it’s only halfway through the season, but I’m already approaching that inning count,” Teng said through an interpreter.<\/p>\n
He has pitched 64 innings this year.<\/p>\n
“There is some fatigue, but it’s still manageable,” Teng was quoted as saying by Rome.<\/p>\n
(By Joseph Yeh) <\/p>\n
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